Bottle-filling machine



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. A. L. HATFIELD. BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE.

No. 476,795. Patented June 14, 1892.

INVENTOR Cl/lbeyflfiL .H 0661" 1397/11 ATTY.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

, A. L. HATFIELD.

BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE.

Patented June 14, 1892.

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ATT'Y.

NITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT L. HATFIELD, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-FILLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,795, dated June 14,1892.

Application filed December 29 l 1891. Serial No. 416,422. (No model.)

To all; whom it may concerm Be it known that I, ALBERT L. HATFIELD, acitizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bottle-Filling Machines; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to bea full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relatesto a machine for tilling a large number of bottlessimultaneously, and has for its object to provide novel and efiicientmechanism for opening a series of outlets placed at suitable intervalsin the bottom of the tank containing the liquid, beneath which thebottles to be filled are placed, and whereby said bottles can be filledin one operation.

To such end my invention consists of certain novel arrangements andcombinations of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed, and illustrated in the'annexed drawings, in which- Figure l isa front elevation of my bottlefilling machine and a row of bottles to befilled placed beneath the nipples ready to be filled. Fig. 2 is a top orplan view of the machine, clearly illustrating the arrangement of ahinged cover for opening and closing the outlets or nipples, said coverbeing broken away at one end to more clearlyillustrate the arrangementofthe valve openings or outlets. Fig. 3 is a side view of the machine.Fig. t is a vertical section of the same, showing the hinged cover inits closed positionabove said nipple-openings; and Fig. 5 is a similarview, but illustrating the cover ina raised position to permit theoutflow of the liquid through the nipples.

Similar letters of reference are employed in each of saidabove-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

In said views the main frame of the machine consists of a suitable bedor table a, mounted upon suitable supports a and adapted to support theprincipal operative parts of the bottle-filling machine. Said parts ofthe machine consist of a suitable tank or reservoir 0, as shown moreespecially in the sectional views in Figs. t and 5, provided at the backwith a downwardly and inwardly inclined wall 0, havingbackwardly-projecting ribs 0 to which are secured the standards orframes Z) and h, which are rigidly secured to the bed or table a bymeans of the bolts or screws a Said standards or frames 1') and b'areprovided with aseries ofthreaded holes or openings b into which screwthumbscrews or bolts b for securing the tank b to said standards, asshown. By this means said tank can be secured adjustably and raised toconform with the height of the bottles, as will be evident. The bottomof the tank may beprovided with the ribs or beads b and a raised portionhaving anysuitable number of holes or perforations 1), into each ofwhich is secured a nipple (Z, which projects down from the under side ofthe tank, as shown. Above said rectangular space formed by the beads orribs b is arranged a cover 6, having ears 6 for pivotally securing saidcover to lugs f, formed on or secured to the bottom of thetank, as willbe seen from Figs. 2, 4, and 5. Any suitable means may be employed forraising said cover, the form shown in the present instance consisting,essentially, of a rod g, secured at one end to an eye 6 on the cover 6and at the other end to a lever g, fulcrumed in a suitable bearing gattached to the front of the tank. The free end 9 of said lever g isprovided with a pull-piece or a ring 9 for pulling said lever downwardlyand thereby raising said cover, which can be held in said raisedposition by means of a hook it, attached to the front of the tank andwhich can be hooked into an eye g in said lever g, as will be seen fromFig. 5, whereby said parts and the cover can be held in this raisedposition until the bottles are filled.

The cover e may be provided on its under side with a piece of rubber eor other suitable material, which is forced between the ribs or beads Z)when the door is closed, thereby acting as a packing for the openings ofthe valves or spigots and thus closing the same and preventing theescape or discharge of the liquid from the tank Z2.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The bottles i to be filledare placed in position in a row beneath the spigots, as shown in Fig. 1,and by means of a downward pull on the pull-piece or ring g the lever gcauses the rod g to move upwardly and raise the hinged cover 6, whichassumes the position indicated in Fig. 5, thereby opening the valves orspigots and allowing the liquid contained in the tank to flow from allspigots simultaneously and in one operation fill all the bottles. Themechanism for raising the hinged cover can be held in its operativeposition by the hand of the attendant to the machine or by means of thehook h, heretofore mentioned. In order to readily place all bottles uponthe table a and to remove them at one time, they may be arranged onsuitable trays i, as indicated'in the drawings.

By my form of operative device it will be seen that I have devised amachine which is of great advantage in filling bottles with medicines,Wines, or beer or any other liquid, as I am thereby enabled to fill manybottles in one operation with very little labor and expense.

It will be evident that I can use any number of outlets and nipplesarranged therein, and the positions of the same can be changed, andseveral rows of such openings and nipples can be employed, if desirable.

I do not Wish to limit myself to the specific form of device for raisingand lowering the hinged cover 6, for the same can be differentlyarranged in connection with the tank I), and

other operative forms may be used without departing from the scope of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isbination of a tank orreservoirprovided with a series of holes or openings, a nipple in eachopening, a rigid cover above said openings in said tank normally closingsaid openings, and means for raising and lowering said cover foroperating all of said nipples simultaneously, consisting,essentially, ofa rod pivoted to said cover and a fulcrumed lever to which the oppositeend of said rod is attached, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

2. In a machine for filling bottles, the combination of a tank orreservoir provided with a series of holes or openings, a nipple in eachopening, a rigid cover hinged to the bottom of said tank, a packingsecured to said cover on the under side thereof, and means for raisingand lowering said cover for operating all of said nipplessimultaneously, consisting, essentially, of a rod pivoted to said coverand a fulerumed lever to which the opposite end of said rod is attached,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a machine for filling bottles, the combination of a tank orreservoir provided with a series of holes or openings and beads or ribs5 arranged substantially as set forth, nipples in said openings, ahinged cover in said tank, a packing secured to said cover on the underside thereof and adapted to fit in the space formed by said beads b andmeans for raising and lowering said cover for operating said nipplessimultaneously, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

I. The herein-described bottle-filling machine, comprising therein a bedor table, standards or frames secured to said table, a tank 0, havingbackWardly-projecting ribs 0 for securing said tank to said standards, aseries of holes or openings in said tank, and beads b surrounding saidopenings, nipples in said openings, a hinged cover in said tank, apacking secured to said cover on the under side thereof and adapted tofitin said space formed by said beads b, and means for raising andlowering said cover for operating all of said nipples simultaneously,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The herein-described bottle-filling machine,comprising therein a bedor table, standards or frames secured to said bed or table, a tank 0,having backWardly-projecting ribs 0 r for securing said tank to saidstandards, a se- 1. In a machine for filling bottles, the comries ofholes or openings in said tank, and beads b surrounding said openings, ahinged cover in said tank, a packing secured to said cover on the underside thereof and adapted to fit into said space formed by said beads N,a rod g, pivoted to said cover, a fulcrntned lever g, to which theopposite end of said rod is secured, and means for operating said leverand holding the same in its tilted position, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth. In testimony that I claim the invention setforth above I have hereunto set my hand this 24thday of December, 189].

ALBERT L. HATFIELD. Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, WM. H. CAMFIELD, Jr.

